Funding search · EIN 043127721 · Waltham, MA

The a & a Fund

Name: The a & a Fund grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

63
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

religious educational empower development food school youth culture

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Dungkar Gonpa Society3 grants · $450,000
Muslims for Prgressive Values the Markaz2 grants · $80,000
Tomorrow'S Leaders Nyc3 grants · $65,000
Democracy Now Productions3 grants · $65,000
Echoing Green3 grants · $65,000
Smart Beginnings Easy Preventions3 grants · $60,000
Native Renewables3 grants · $60,000
Ny Community Fridge Corp Grassroots Grocery3 grants · $60,000
Spirit Awakening Foundation3 grants · $60,000
Union Theological Seminary2 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

$490,000

2022

$510,000

2023

$540,000

2024

Grant history

All 63 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
Dungkar Gonpa Society · Lew Beach, NY · 2024
Religious
$150,000
Dungkar Gonpa Society · Lew Beach, NY · 2023
Religious
$150,000
Dungkar Gonpa Society · Lew Beach, NY · 2022
Religious
$40,000
Yale University (Lex Hixon Archive Fund) · New Haven, CT · 2024
To improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice
$40,000
Muslims for Prgressive Values the Markaz · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational/cultural
$40,000
Muslims for Prgressive Values the Markaz · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational/cultural
$35,000
Muslims for Progressive Values · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Educational/cultural
$30,000
Tomorrow'S Leaders Nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Empower over-age middle school students
$25,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2024
Independent non-profit public media collaboration
$25,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2024
Philanthropy/ voluntarism
$25,000
Tides Center Kairos Center Poor People'S Campaign · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Supports local change leaders and connects diverse people and organizations
$25,000
Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals · Azusa, CA · 2024
To increase wildfire personnel
$25,000
Union Theological Seminary · Dayton, OH · 2023
Religious teaching social justice
$25,000
Haleakala Conservancy · Pukalani, HI · 2022
Preserve haleakala national park
$25,000
Union Theological Seminary · Dayton, OH · 2022
Religious teaching social justice
$20,000
College for Social Innovation · Boston, MA · 2024
Educate and inspire the next generation of problem solvers
$20,000
Dion'S Chicago Dream · Matteson, IL · 2024
Eliminate food insecurity
$20,000
Native Renewables · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
To empower native american families
$20,000
Ny Community Fridge Corp Grassroots Grocery · New York, NY · 2024
Expanding access to healthy food
$20,000
Smart Beginnings Easy Preventions · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
Youth development/health care
$20,000
Spirit Awakening Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Youth development
$20,000
Bridge Boston Charter School · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Operates charter school
$20,000
College for Social Innovation · Boston, MA · 2023
Educate and inspire the next generation of problem solvers
$20,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2023
Independent non-profit public media collaboration
$20,000
Dion'S Chicago Dream · Matteson, IL · 2023
Eliminate food insecurity
$20,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2023
Philanthropy/ voluntarism
$20,000
From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2023
To fund films that are unique and make a contribution to society
$20,000
Native Renewables · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
To empower native american families
$20,000
Ny Community Fridge Corp Grassroots Grocery · New York, NY · 2023
Expanding access to healthy food
$20,000
Smart Beginnings Easy Preventions · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2023
Youth development/health care
$20,000
Spirit Awakening Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Youth development
$20,000
Tomorrow'S Leaders Nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Empower over-age middle school students
$20,000
Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals · Azusa, CA · 2023
To increase wildfire personnel
$20,000
Bridge Boston Charter School · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Operates charter school
$20,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2022
Independent non-profit public media collaboration
$20,000
Dion'S Chicago Dream · Matteson, IL · 2022
Eliminate food insecurity
$20,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2022
Philanthropy/ voluntarism
$20,000
Native Renewables · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
To empower native american families
$20,000
Ny Community Fridge Corp Grassroots Grocery · New York, NY · 2022
Expanding access to healthy food
$20,000
Smart Beginnings Easy Preventions · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
Youth development/health care
$20,000
Spirit Awakening Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Youth development
$20,000
Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals · Azusa, CA · 2022
To increase wildfire personnel
$15,000
Bridge Boston Foundation Inc Bridge Boston Charter School · Roxbury, MA · 2024
Operates charter school
$15,000
Tomorrow'S Leaders Nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Empower over-age middle school students
$10,000
Hawaiian Mission Children'S Society Dba Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic S · Honolulu, HI · 2024
To provide educational programs that connect hawaii's history from 19th century to the present
$10,000
Jewel Heart Corp · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Religious
$10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Religious
$10,000
Tricycle Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Educational magazine on buddhist religion and culture
$10,000
Hawaiian Mission Children'S Society · Honolulu, HI · 2023
To provide educational programs that connect hawaii's history from 19th century to the present
$10,000
Jewel Heart Corporation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Religious
$10,000
Kimokeo Foundation · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Preserve and perpetuate native hawaiian culture
$10,000
Tricycle Foundation (Buddhist Ray) · New York, NY · 2023
Educational magazine on buddhist religion and culture
$10,000
Jewel Heart Corporation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Religious
$10,000
Kimokeo Foundation · Wailuku, HI · 2022
Preserve and perpetuate native hawaiian culture
$10,000
Patristic Society · New York, NY · 2022
Religious
$10,000
Tree Academy · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
Create schools to empower and inspire students
$10,000
Tricycle Foundation (Buddhist Ray) · New York, NY · 2022
Educational magazine on buddhist religion and culture
$5,000
Garrison Institute · Garrison, NY · 2024
Spiritual
$5,000
Patristic Society · New York, NY · 2024
Religious
$5,000
Garrison Intitute · Garrison, NY · 2023
Spiritual
$5,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support ivy tech community college
$5,000
Patristic Society · New York, NY · 2023
Religious
$5,000
Garrison Intitute · Garrison, NY · 2022
Spiritual

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